KZ400 oil/gas coming from breather!! HELP

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Re: KZ400 oil/gas coming from breather!! HELP

23 May 2013 19:26
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I cannot think of any good reason for a whole in the overflow tube. Did gas run out that hose before? It would not cause your crankcase to fill though.
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Re: KZ400 oil/gas coming from breather!! HELP

23 May 2013 21:40
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Fuel an oil only ever came out the overflow. But I've got a new peacock and tomorrow ongoing to do an oil change. Tomorrows ride should tell us if it's been fixed.
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Re: KZ400 oil/gas coming from breather!! HELP

28 May 2013 12:54
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So the petcock that I bought, will not work due to the opening in the tank and the location of the hardware holes. I can have photos tomorrow when my phone gets fixed.

I'm beginning to think my bike might not be a '76 or that whom ever owned it prior to myself, messed more than originally thought.
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Re: KZ400 oil/gas coming from breather!! HELP

28 May 2013 13:55 - 28 May 2013 14:01
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Have you compared your tank & fuel valve to the diagrams? Kawasaki.com or Partzilla.

The bolt-hole spacing on some bikes is 44mm - usually 70s models.
The spacing is 34mm on others - typically 80s models I'd guess (81 650-CSR = 34mm).
Some fuel valves thread onto the tank.

The hole in the tank varies as well.
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Re: KZ400 oil/gas coming from breather!! HELP

28 May 2013 14:22
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martin_csr wrote: Have you compared your tank & fuel valve to the diagrams? Kawasaki.com or Partzilla.

The bolt-hole spacing on some bikes is 44mm - usually 70s models.
The spacing is 34mm on others - typically 80s models I'd guess (81 650-CSR = 34mm).
Some fuel valves thread onto the tank.

The hole in the tank varies as well.

After seeing the diagram my petcock is stock, just installed in a very questionable way :side:. Must just be a stocking error with the supplier I purchased from because it specifically said it was for a 76. Looks like ill just rebuild the stock one and slap it back on
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